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Florida’s Megatrends: Critical Issues in Florida

Florida began the 20th century as the least-populated of the southern states, with a rural, agricultural, frontier society. By the end of the century, Florida had become the most populated, urban, and culturally diverse state in the South—and the fourth largest in the nation. Florida’s Megatrends is a lively overview of the forces that forged Florida in the 20th century, the trends that are projected for the first quarter of this century, and how both will shape Florida in the future.